Israel approves plan to capture all of Gaza, calls up tens of thousands of reserve troops: report

Ben-GvirtoldFoxNewsDigitalthathefoundgunshopsintheU.S.tobe“fascinating.” IsraeliofficialsapprovedaplantocaptureallofGazaandholditindefinitelyonMonday,hoursafterthemilitaryannounceditwascallinguptensofthousandsofreservetroops,theAssociatedPressreported. IsraeliCabinetministersapprovedtheplaninanearlymorningvoteonMonday.Israelcurrentlycontrolsroughly50%ofGaza,andtheplanwouldseeIsraeliforcesexpandintothesouth.Officialssaidtheplanissettobeimplementedgradually,withIsraeliforcesrootingoutHamascontroloverterritories. TheplanwouldalsoseektopreventthemilitantHamasgroupfromdistributinghumanitarianaid,whichIsraelsaysstrengthensthegroup’sruleinGaza.ItalsoaccusesHamasofkeepingtheaidforitselftobolsteritscapabilities.TheplanalsoincludedpowerfulstrikesagainstHamastargets,theofficialssaid. ViolenceinGazahasrampeduponceagainintheweekssinceaceasefirebetweenIsraelandHamascollapsedinMarch.TheIDFhasalsovowe